In a nutshell: Activision wants to rape the series and leave it for dead. West and Zampella contested this, so Activision removed them from the frame.

Capricious.

Good. I cringe every time some company goes "Look, we got Facebook/Twitter"

Ironically, waiting was the fastest solution.

@Nezacant: Well it's early for Y2K38

So what happened? Does it think it's a leap year or something?

@Steven T Johnson: That's what I wondered, but I suppose those monitors are used for other purposes too and not exclusively cross screen charts. Or at least, he wants the ability to use them for other purposes.

It's so absurd, it's hilarious.

@dracosummoner: Someone needs to edit in an arrow with the words "No Fat Chicks"

Not really surprised. Windows XP is an 8-year old OS, that has been superseded TWICE. It was never designed to last this long. There's no reason for technology to be held back for the convenience of individuals desperate to cling to the past.

Well, they always said it's the best way to cook certain types of fish.

@Koztah: You dare bring light to my lair?!

So does Donkey Kong wear the same tie all the time, or does he have a whole wardrobe containing many identical ties?

@Smash_Bro: They'll be releasing games that feature XBL connectivity, so that'll be the main selling point of that aspect.

@Ian Rathbone: My sentiments exactly.

@BarfHappy: What ad?

@fozfan33: It's a prototype dev device running a pre-release build.

@doomsaber: So did I... *blinks*